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MPEC 1996-S05: 1995 YY3

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M.P.E.C. 1996-S05                                Issued 1996 Sept. 25, 21:19 UT

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             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU

                                   1995 YY3

                           Revision to MPEC 1996-A01

Observations:
     J95Y03Y  C1996 09 12.5785  04 20 00.73 +21 11 41.5          24   R      568
     J95Y03Y  C1996 09 13.5135  04 20 00.15 +21 11 40.1                      568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. Jewitt, J. Luu.  10-m Keck telescope + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc and reference
960912 568 29.4- 13.2-    960913 568 32.0- 13.4-    MPC 27083

Orbital elements:
1995 YY3
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 1996 Nov. 13.0 TT = JDT 2450400.5                 Marsden
M   2.93218              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00401015     Peri.  320.80848     +0.48954692     -0.87194428
a  39.2369648      Node    99.87952     +0.80193711     +0.44680837
e   0.2176795      Incl.    0.43907     +0.34240428     +0.20018857
P 246              H    8.5           G   0.15
Residuals in seconds of arc
951224 568  0.6-  0.3+    951227 568  1.6+  2.0-    960122 711  0.9-  0.2+
951224 568  0.8-  0.3+    960120 711  0.2-  1.3+    960122 711  0.6-  0.3+
951224 568  0.8-  0.4+    960121 711  0.1+  0.3+    960124 675  1.5-  0.5+
951225 568  0.1-  0.5-    960121 711  1.3+  0.1+    960124 675  0.8-  0.5+
951225 568  0.1+  0.3-    960121 675  0.8+  1.5+    960124 675  1.3-  0.7+
951225 568  0.2-  0.4-    960121 711  1.2+  0.3-    960912 568  1.3+  0.2-
951227 568  1.7+  1.8-    960122 711  0.8+  0.6-    960913 568  1.2-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
1995 YY3                 a,e,i = 39.24, 0.22, 0                  q = 30.696
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
1996 09 24    04 19.79   +21 11.1   30.282   30.712   114.5     1.7    24.6
1996 10 04    04 19.37   +21 10.1   30.135   30.712   124.4     1.5    24.5
1996 10 14    04 18.75   +21 08.5   30.006   30.713   134.5     1.3    24.5
1996 10 24    04 17.95   +21 06.5   29.897   30.713   144.6     1.1    24.5
1996 11 03    04 17.01   +21 04.2   29.813   30.714   154.8     0.8    24.4
1996 11 13    04 15.96   +21 01.6   29.757   30.714   165.1     0.5    24.4
1996 11 23    04 14.84   +20 58.8   29.730   30.715   175.4     0.1    24.3
1996 12 03    04 13.70   +20 56.0   29.734   30.715   174.1     0.2    24.4
1996 12 13    04 12.59   +20 53.2   29.769   30.716   163.7     0.5    24.4
1996 12 23    04 11.56   +20 50.6   29.834   30.716   153.3     0.8    24.4
1997 01 02    04 10.64   +20 48.3   29.927   30.717   142.9     1.1    24.5
1997 01 12    04 09.87   +20 46.4   30.044   30.717   132.5     1.4    24.5
1997 01 22    04 09.29   +20 45.0   30.182   30.718   122.2     1.6    24.5
1997 02 01    04 08.92   +20 44.1   30.336   30.718   112.0     1.7    24.6
1997 02 11    04 08.78   +20 43.8   30.502   30.719   101.8     1.8    24.6
1997 02 21    04 08.87   +20 44.2   30.674   30.719    91.7     1.8    24.6
1997 03 03    04 09.20   +20 45.1   30.847   30.720    81.7     1.8    24.6
1997 03 13    04 09.75   +20 46.7   31.015   30.721    71.9     1.8    24.6
1997 03 23    04 10.52   +20 48.8   31.175   30.721    62.1     1.6    24.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-S05

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